Thunder Bird Mask (Dgidgunas) Item Number: E175523-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
FROM CARD: "DENAXDAX=KWAKIUTL. DANAXDOX TRIBE. (DIDN'T CHECK ? 9/61-RAE) ILLUS. IN USNM REPT, 1895; FIG. 37; P. 415. FROM AN ORIGINAL TAG: "DGIDGUNAS MASK OR THE THUNDER BIRD OF THE BALALAGILOQ FAMILY OF THE DANAXDOX TRIBE." WOODEN, WITH SEPARATE JAW, FOREPART OF HEAD ONLY, WITH CURVED BEAK, PAINTED RED, BLUE AND BLACK, EYE PART WHITE. 9/1961 THE BARK OR OTHER FRINGES ONCE ON THIS ARE NOW GONE.-R. ELDER."Catalogue card for E175524 indicates that E175523 fits on top of E175524.
Item History
- Made in Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada
- Collected by Dr. Franz Boas in Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada
- Received on January 7, 1896
What
- Name
- Thunder Bird Mask (Dgidgunas)
- Identification Number
- E175523-0
- Type of Item
- mask
Who
- Culture
- Kwakiutl (Kwakwaka'wakw) and Tenaktak
- Field Collector
- Dr. Franz Boas
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Acquisition Date
- on January 7, 1896
Other
- Accession Number
- 030192